Fuzzy find within file in Vim

Question

I love using the Command-T plugin in Vim to do fuzzy searches for filenames. I like it so much that I've started to want to do the same fuzzy searches for arbitrary strings within an open buffer.

For example, if I'm editing a CSS file that contains a selector like #support-main .question .answer-rating, I can currently type /support-main .question to find that line.

I'd like to be able to invoke a fuzzy finder and simply type something like supmaique to find that same line (among others). I know I can type /sup.*mai.*que for the same effect but typing the .*'s breaks my concentration.

Is there a way to do this?

Answer 1

There is "line" extension in the latest Ctrl-P plugin for vim (ctrlp) which can do fuzzy line search. You need to enable the extension manually. Here is my config in .vimrc:

let g:ctrlp_map = '<c-p>'
let g:ctrlp_cmd = 'CtrlPLastMode'
let g:ctrlp_extensions = ['buffertag', 'tag', 'line', 'dir']

After that you press Ctrl-p to bring menu, then press Ctrl-f several times until the line mode is on. Type your fuzzy string now: http://i.stack.imgur.com/w8MWV.jpg

Answer 2

Not exactly what you want, but with set incsearch your pattern is matched as you type. It's not really fuzzy matching but the feeling is sort of similar.